A building that had fallen into disrepair has been given a major facelift.

The Salvation Army has invested more than £10,000 to refurbish its building in Church Street, Norton, near Malton.

The building has been flooded twice and had stood empty for nearly five years.

Windows have been replaced, the roof repaired, new flooring laid and the inside redecorated.

Ian Beecham, from the Malton corps of the Salvation Army, said: "It's been empty for about five years.

"We've been conscious for a lot of that time that it needed tidying up, but it's one of those things where we couldn't paint it without making repairs, and it was quite a major job.

"We hope to have it occupied later in the year. We are optimistic that it'll be another charity pursuing the sort of things we do. We are hoping that it's going to be used for the community."